Yelawolf Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Rapper Yelawolf returned to VladTV after over a decade since his last interview on the platform. The music artist detailed his upbringing in Alabama and Tennessee, highlighting his rebellious teenage years filled with skateboarding, drugs, and evading trouble with the law. He also talked about his introduction to Hip-Hop before experiencing homelessness and moving back to the south to hone in on his image. Continuing to develop his sound while living in an Alabama trailer park, Yelawolf eventually moved to Atlanta and signed with Ghetto Vision Entertainment. After gaining a buzz through hooks and merging rock, country, and rap, he secured a major deal with Interscope through the release of his "Trunk Muzik" mixtape. The Interscope deal paved the way for a partnership with Eminem's Shady Records and a number of notable releases and collaborative EPs. To hear Yelawolf detail his life and career, check out the full interview above.

[@vladtv]

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[@flybylo]

GET RYAN UPCHURCH AS A GUEST!!

[@ujays111]

Probably one of the most versatile dudes in hip hop been listening to him since I was in highschool. Still listening today

[@khunter8757]

You can definitely tell Yelawolf does not trust Vlad lol. Hes normally a lot more friendly.

[@slum4510]

Could be. Or he’s sober lol

[@matthewpflugh1810]

That's what I thought

[@eternalrewind2190]

Seems like he's taking benzos

[@DurtyWyatEarp]

There's a bigger audience here too who if y'all don't recall called him a racist white boy redneck

[@jodiehighroller9820]

@@slum4510I’d say sober

[@terrycollins0314]

I met Yela BEFORE he became famous while down in Gadsden Alabama building a log house. Really humble & intelligent individual. He has definitely came a long way since then.

[@hllj2793]

Tell us more - how was he?

[@keithmccabe1090]

I met him too I was working front desk at a TownePlace Suites when he was touring Love Story, It was really brief but he was dope. Nice guy

[@LordOfThePancakes]

Cap

[@codbeast1427]

Yelawolf is scared of Bama mfer is never there. 💀

[@FU2H8R]

Thumbs up for Yelawolf not Vlad

[@BlazedTheGemini]

I was just saying that man...like damn Vlad really shushed Wolf like that...I would have walked out

[@beauhewett2140]

Yelawolf is one of my favorite artists. Thanks for this Vlad

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

Same! He’s one of my all time favorites 🤘🏽

[@camthecanecorso]

He’s So underrated it’s crazy. He has word play skills like no other

[@jasonmahr5397]

For real. I cannot understand why this guy is so underrated. It makes no sense to me.

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

Agreed!🤘🏽

[@brittanyjeffrandolph7497]

He won't give up that hole 🕳️ katt wasn't lying!!! Sometimes Diddy wants to party and you got to tell him no

[@raxputinofficial]

So glad you brought Yela back! Great interview. He deserves way more recognition for what he's done in music🔥🤘

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

Hell yeah! Absolutely!🤘🏽

[@Minivanmusician]

"Sometimes Y" is the best rock album I've heard in DECADES ... And he's a hell of an MC as well. Most overall talented artist I can think of..

[@valid3383]

Yelawolf gonna keep it authentic when it comes to the art.

[@my87fifty]

This why the people that been listening to him before even shady still love this dude. Always been the same except where he’s learned, improved and mastered.

[@DustinHardin-jb1oh]

Yelawolf straight up legendary!!

[@damonscarface2063]

What rock band is in again?

[@DustinHardin-jb1oh]

Sometimes Y is the rock album

[@dohy1]

😂

[@garybrown7047]

I don't even know what to say

[@michaelallen9571]

@@damonscarface2063 definitely need to listen to his music if you haven't before

[@gcage7508]

Killed it on the shady cypher 🏆 🐐 em Stan’s gonna get mad but his verse was better

[@JackMBeck25]

I agree … if I ever meet Yela first thing I’m doin is layin the shady cypher verse to him .. best verse

[@tristinandrews6844]

@@JackMBeck25funny as fuck! I’m sitting here watching this interview like if I ever meet this mf I gatt hit em with the cypher verse or the get away verse 😂😂😂

[@dogflirt]

Yela doing another hiphop album is the best thing in years!! An absolute legend, one of the best to ever do it!!

[@BACKYARDALLDAY]

Great interview, yela is for sure a goat

[@ThePigglyWigglyShow]

If anyone here is an artist, this interview is full of DIAMONDS. Thank you Mr. Wayne.

[@Minivanmusician]

"Rock N Roll Baby" is incredible. So is "Radio"

[@HavocsBells]

Which Radio? 😊

[@Minivanmusician]

@@HavocsBells on Sometimes Y

[@HavocsBells]

​@@MinivanmusicianBoth are pretty good, but that's my favorite too!

[@codyjemison9558]

She got the man with the long hair... She'll be heartbroke by the sunlight

[@Black_Cat_Green]

So good to see Yelawolf!!!!!! Thank you so much for doing the interview. Rare site to see him sit down like this too.

[@officialdivadeville7588]

great interview, love this!

[@timgibson8790]

Forget genres, aint no box you can put Yela in unless its gotta bowtie on it! This man is more than a rapper he is an artist. A true living representation of the word. Love Story is one of the best albums ever made. Slumerican Made!

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

🤘🏽

[@jamalcan1]

My big bro put me on to Yelawolf back in 03 or 04 ish when he would make moves in BHam.

[@Rite-Ae]

This is probably one of glads, best interviews, and most wholesome and least bullshit questions. 11/10. Yelawolf is a solid dude and Vlad did a good job displaying that. Godspeed!

[@thisisty8872]

Wolf not a big fan of vlad. Watch his other interviews

[@Backwardstogoforwards]

Bro he hasn't got a gun to he's head he agreed to the interview

[@Adam-ui3ot]

Then why the fuck would you be there.

[@stevenharper2249]

Dude put in his work and keeps it 💯

[@rodgerclements5493]

Everyone makes mistakes, all the real ones are still here Yela. Great interview!

[@kdr1048]

Yellawolf is an amazing lyricist! And 1000% one of my all time favorites 🏁💪 Awesome interview

[@telepathy90]

Phenomenal interview . Much love and success to yela

[@elijahugsang5304]

Yelawolf has been in this game for a min. Love his work respect the grind.

[@SilverCali11]

Happy mothers day to all the mothers out there especially mama wolf.

[@cat-yi9cg]

Love yela. U should get Ritz next

[@martyMcsupafly2]

shoutout yelawolf one of my fav artists

[@user-ob4gi3tz8m]

Yelawolf is the best

[@CrazyAztekX3]

Yelawolf ⚡️🤘🏼⚡️ (criminally underrated)

[@erinl3066]

He seems dimmed down for sure in this interview, wishing him the best and so happy he’s back 🔊 💛 🐺

[@k.m.k-ultrafanpage4kottonm243]

Literally watching peanut butter falcon right now and as this poped up

[@lildeeinthafield4790]

Gotta watch this my dawg

[@Chomo-JoGreen-Go]

Been a long time!!! Decade+ since the last Vlad and Yela collab.

[@done8140]

Going to meet Yela in Bristol VA tonight at 6 ! Can't wait to meet you bro 💯

[@amberrochelle325]

What the hell!!! I didn’t know he was in VA!!! I would’ve went 😢

[@mikelac2]

Yelawolf has so many great songs...his black sheep album with Caskey is the best album in 25 years

[@willstrat01]

Love this Interview - would have loved a question about the Royce Da 5'9 Diss lines that came out a while ago.

[@adamstewart4230]

I have always wanted an in-depth interview like this with yelawolf, I've seen a few but I feel like they've never totally went through everything. Never thought I would say this, but thank you for that Vlad. And of course Yelawolf much thanks for the interview and all the timeless music you create.🤘

[@chancecold]

When can we get that movie?!!

[@ChocolateDon929]

I wished he asked him about the Royce da 5’9 situation 🥲

[@HipHopfan_]

Nah

[@HavocsBells]

What exactly is there to know though?

[@ChocolateDon929]

@@HavocsBells was Royce accusation right how and where did he get that information from being called a racist is serious accusations

[@HavocsBells]

​@ChocolateDon929 I think he addressed it in a way. It wasn't him, if it was said, and he wasn't going to throw anyone under the bus either. I would have been interested to know the conversation that went down around it though.

[@ChocolateDon929]

@@HavocsBells exactly!!! 🎯

[@pueblo1493]

Really like this whole platform. Vlad always kills it. Yella was really monotone and boring AF. Zero excitement. Love Yella just needs something to push it up a level.

[@thaddeuspearson8689]

How do I get in touch with Yelawolf to get one of his tattoos? I had a very similar thing happen to me with the psych stuff and that resonated with me heavy.

[@daleevans8235]

Trunk music 0-60 was dope from beginning to end ..the best album yelawolf has ever made

[@Una2Cold]

Can’t wait for this album. Yela is the fucking man

[@alienboiiii]

Wow man I just became a yela wolf fan, what a knowledgeable stand up dude.

[@ThePigglyWigglyShow]

Good looking out bro. ⚡️ Yela’s got a catalog as thick as a phonebook- you have so much to listen to!

[@alienboiiii]

@@ThePigglyWigglyShow word yeah I'm a big time NF fan..

[@my87fifty]

Yelawolf a real ass dude. He seems like a a$$hole but the more I watched these he’s just a real dude that ain’t about any kinda bs. He knows what an interview can do and twist his words and he makes sure that ain’t happening ever again. Been here since pop the trunk premiered on world star what 14 years ago? Just like Kendrick with high power on world star @worldstar use to be the joint. Scroll thru videos everyday. I’ve found some of my favorite artist from them before people knew who they were.

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

He’s actually super cool very genuine extremely real!

[@Bojackson.34]

dJ Vlad wit da heat🔥🔥

[@cynthia425]

One of my favs...Yela!!!

[@lenorab6289]

I've been a Yelawolf fan for a long time. He's grown a lot over the years. Interesting guy. 🌟⚡

[@laurenelizabeth7775]

He deserves a better place to tell his story 🤘🖤⚡

[@wtf_cowboy1028]

The way Vladimir says okay after each response irritates me to no end

[@PaulB_864]

It's just a verbal fade/transition

[@TinaMillan-do8ds]

Same!

[@thomassnew1053]

Ok

[@nomostudios67]

If I’m not mistaken, I think he’s performing today in North Carolina right down the road from me in Black Mountain

[@benvernonvernon3280]

I went to that show! Lol I'm from black mountain! That's crazy

[@mikeedwards2637]

I live in Gadsden , crazy to see a hometown dude

[@colemurray7292]

Wolf is the man. Been listening to him since ‘04. Slumerican family Amazing to see the progression of his music and art. Keep it Dusty!

[@gregwelsh79]

Soul everyday off Creek water is still in rotation on my playlists🤷‍♂️

[@DawsonLee69]

Been listening to wolf for the longest. You should do music with upchurch🤘from cburg alabama

[@kevinkraft5480]

Uh uh I been listening to him longer.

[@initialMC]

Upchurch out he dropping n bombs so probably not

[@LaurieBatts-bd2ox]

I like yelawolf. He reminds me of the maturing Eminem.

[@mellomufasa]

Bro should remix country roads!!

[@GavinWest-ru3em]

I've been listening to Yela since before radioactive came out,

[@craigsmith926]

This is dope

[@akskillz5419]

I wanna hear Eminem rapping pop the trunk. That'd be dope.. they should've done a remix

[@ronmexico421]

ima be completely honest , shady never did shit to market wolf , love story didnt go gold because of shady , it went gold because of motherfuckers like me who traveled around the country doing promo for free and hung 5000 flyers around nashville , yeah the shady cosign was cool but his fanbase has always carried his promo , i have the posts and videos of all the shit we did on the street team, guerilla marketing , flyers in skate shops , smoke shops u name it we were there

[@adubhdx]

I'm pretty sure the song best friend with eminem helped a lot so shady did do something. Radioactive wasn't great n def needed a change so love story definitely was the album that made it all work out - em produced some beats on it too

[@initialMC]

Em not a great producer tbh his quality of beats are so much better now that he's on his own

[@michellelichauco9127]

Finn said, "Fuck 'em!" 😂🎉😊😊😊

[@ghostofluck1811]

I love how real he is. I love how he is telling how he kept picking himself up and kept moving, kept pushing to get where he wanted. I like how he admits he was broke numerous times. A lot of artists stunt like they always had money and always was on. So it's refreshing to hear a real one speak and talk about the failures and the let downs, and still keep on the grind. Much love and respect to Yela and his team. 🫡

[@user-hf4xc7cw7f]

Very interesting

[@dragoti1122]

HE IS A LEGEND!!!!! Love this dude ❤️❤️❤️

[@eternalrewind2190]

Not to take away anything from Yelawolf or anybody else but bone thugs did a really good country song with mo thugs back in 2000 I believe called ghetto cowboy. There's a video for it and everything they were definitely ahead of the curb

[@mattsk8s937]

Yelawolf has a ghetto cowboy song prob sampled the one you're talking about.

[@haggardautomotive]

The most true artist of all time. And all time great.

[@stayreal120]

TAKE CARE GOD BLESS🙏🙏🙏

[@jakehoerntlein7292]

Don’t make me pop the trunk 🤘

[@SPVCEBOY86]

Yela 🔥

[@claytontower9253]

So cool this man went fishing. Idk any other rappers that have done it

[@parsley7894]

YELA! ⚡️

[@BEEZ-R]

Underated wolf !! 🔥

[@naiianmachine8791]

Yela needs to do a track or an album with Nergal.

[@pathaha4870]

One of the best to ever do. Yela is a goat

[@smokeyj4206]

Yelawolf in his own lane. I've been a fan for years. Dudes a beast

[@blakeburnett8400]

@yelawolf I didn’t see the golf coming. That’s wild. Wakesurfing or racing something… btw I have a stock 2wd 77 k5 with your name on it. Holler

[@Shortyb1986]

Yelawolf was pretty solid as a rapper💯‼️

[@slum4510]

Is*

[@initialMC]

Is*

[@Stephanie-bn1dh]

Mike. Wth was tou doing in Killeen Texas?

[@lauraserrapica84]

Thank you for telling your story 😊❤🫂🙏🏽💚

[@larryshepherd5380]

This feels like he not a fan of vlad.

[@aaronlittlecreek9894]

Yela keeps discreetly flipping off Vlad the whole time! Love it!

[@johnlao1652]

I don't listen rap song I am pure rock n' roll fanatic,when I heard Yelawolf music wow his style is different now I begin to like him💕🤘

[@tapintv702]

💯

[@meghanferrari6501]

Yelawolf does little to no interviews so im interested in learning more and being able to hear his own thoughts.

[@jasonmacdonald27]

As soon as I heard gadsden Alabama, he's been thru the REAL STRUGGLE too!!!! Been there, Done that!!!!! That's a FUCT UP PLACE!!!!!

[@user-bu4bv4gu4s]

What you know about Gadsden? Attalla is a funky up place...seems strange as I tap that out in silicon valley...I went to school in Gadsden born in ft. Payne. Lived all over north Alabama growing up.

[@LauraBrenna-tt2wn]

❤❤❤ Thank you so much

[@i.m.suterr]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 wolf is a goat

[@derrickhance3045]

So much respect for his grind

[@amberrochelle325]

I ❤ this man so much 🥰❤️🥰❤️

[@sarahkathryngunn]

Listened to him when still living wrong on the streets in 2016; listened in prison 2018-2020; 6 years sober now, still listening. I love how Eminem and Yelawolf have evolved into sobriety during the same times I did. It helped to hear them talk about it and inspired me to keep going. In case you haven’t heard it, I highly suggest downloading the single ‘Best Friend’, by Em and Yelawolf…the personal growth shown on this record was refreshing during a dark time of life when I was seeking the light, and is my favorite song of his (as much as I love the older albums). I wish I had a fiddle playing in background now during this post… real Yelawolf fans will get the reference 😊❤Thank you or this one, Vlad!

[@khunter8757]

Yelawolf is definitely NOT sober!! Go watch his stories, he gets effed up every single night.

[@sarahkathryngunn]

@@khunter8757 at the time he was though which helped me when I first got sober.

[@tobiaspeake9966]

Not even close to sober

[@WowDoodWuuut]

this man is a alcoholic 110%. Sucks to resonate with my favorites but he ain't clean.

[@khunter8757]

Yes!!!!

[@user-hf4xc7cw7f]

Have you ever skated pipes I skaked a lot barefoot camelback mountain Scottsdale Az were I grew up

[@djpearce4534]

That Album Creek Water didn’t make it but what it did do was make my ears check back into rap lyrics. Creekwater gave me the same feeling I got after listening to Goodie Mob’s Still Standing Record. Just like this is the shit and you could feel the storm about to come.

[@rafaelresende1704]

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO GET THAT HAT ????

[@thomassnew1053]

Google the company & give them a call

[@justinhope1492]

Yo you gotta turn the ac on. Everyone I see in this show is sweating their ass off

[@thomassnew1053]

When he interviewed Patrick Bet David, Patrick was wearing a blue suit sweating profusely. Kick on the A/C Vlad

[@THEREALBIGMOE]

Yelawolf repping that 256 Gadsden,AL my hometown💪🏼💯